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György Heidl

University of Pecs, Department of Philosophy, Faculty Member

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Okor 2024 1 netre (1) 43 49 HEIDL

Kő, papír, olló – muréna, rák, polip: Ökoteológia és ökoesztétika az egyházatyáknál, 2024

A 4. században Ambrus és Vazul az állatokat abból a szempontból is hasznosnak tartották, hogy ter... more A 4. században Ambrus és Vazul az állatokat abból a szempontból is hasznosnak tartották, hogy természetes viselkedésük az emberek számára erkölcsi tanulságokkal szolgál. A vízilények közül ennek alátámasztására kiemelték a rákot, a polipot és a murénát, aminek feltehetőleg az lehetett az oka, hogy hallgatóságuk számára ez az együttes jólismert volt a népszerű képzőművészeti ábrázolásokról, az irodalmi hagyományban már kézenfekvő erkölcsi tanulságok társultak hozzájuk, és nem álltak szoros kapcsolatban a pogány mítoszokkal.

Nevelésfilozófia és személyiségfejlesztés Augustinus korai írásaiban

Pedagógia és kereszténység: Teológiai, neveléstörténeti és nevelésfilozófiai metszetek, 2023

A tanulmány célja annak bemutatása, hogy milyen szerepet tulajdonított a fiatal Augustinus a szab... more A tanulmány célja annak bemutatása, hogy milyen szerepet tulajdonított a fiatal Augustinus a szabad tanulmányoknak (vagy „művészeteknek”) az ember tökéletesedésében. A közvetlenül a megtérése (386) után írt műveiből látszik, hogy erősen foglalkoztatta a tanulás mibenlétének, a tanulmányok rendjének és a tudományok anagógikus, vagyis a teremtmények ismeretétől a Teremtő ismeretéhez fölemelő szerepének kérdése. Korai munkáiban kifejtett nevelésfilozófiai és tudományelméleti koncepcióját meg kell különböztetnünk kateketikai munkásságától és katekéták számára írt módszertani útmutatásaitól, amelyek pedagógiai tevékenységének egy később kibontakozó, hatását tekintve jelentősebb területét alkotják. A megtérése és pappá szentelése közötti nyugodtabb, még teológiai vitáktól, lelkipásztori kötelességektől és adminisztrációs terhektől mentes időszakban (386–391) kifejezetten arra törekedett, és tanítványait és barátait is arra bíztatta, hogy a szabad tanulmányok révén szert tegyenek az önismeretre és az istenismeretre.

Jerome Chromatius and the Plant of Jonah

Sanctus Hieronymus Dalmatiae Vir Illustris, 2023

Jerome’s commitment to the hebraica veritas did not always meet the approval of his contemporarie... more Jerome’s commitment to the hebraica veritas did not always meet the approval of his contemporaries. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate through a single example, which is quite well-known from other contexts, that criticisms of Jerome were not necessarily unfounded. I focus on the Latin version of the Book of Jonah which Jerome completed in 393, and more specifically the Latin translation of the name of a single plant and the relevant commentary added in 396. Jerome dedicated the Jonah commentary specifically to the bishop of Aquileia in which he explains for the first time why he broke with a very long tradition by translating as hedera the plant that plays a special role in the story of Jonah. Jerome considered it important to tell his reasons directly to Chromatius probably because one of the three Jonah scenes depicted on the magnificent and extensive mosaic floor of the Basilica of Aquileia portrays the prophet, with his right arm under his head for support, peacefully relaxing under a gourd arbor. We can imagine Christians gathered in the basilica as they hear Jonah’s story in Jerome’s translation. The faithful see the prophet on the floor mosaic surrounded by gourds yet hear that “God grew an ivy which creeped above Jonah’s head.” This well-known and extremely popular Bible story on the gourd and the worm may lend itself to laughter, and the seriousness of the text or the reliability of the iconographic tradition could definitely be questioned if the discrepancy between what the congregation sees and hears becomes apparent. This means that the change introduced by Jerome, which appears to be minor, could easily perplex the members of the Christian congregation, and might undermine the authority of the Holy Scriptures.
Jerome offered an unscholarly solution for translating the name of the plant that plays an important role in the Book of Jonah, accompanied by a scholarly explanation, and there was no justification for him to overreach his scope of influence and depart from the Bible translation and Christian iconography traditions. Neither scholarly requirements nor the unity of the Christin community would have suffered if Jerome had stayed loyal to these traditions. Jerome did not take well Augustine’s criticism – “and if that shrub in Jonas is neither an ivy nor a gourd … I would still rather have 'gourd' read in all the Latin versions, for I think the Seventy put that there because they knew it was like one” – as he was too set on obtaining acknowledgement from his peers as the only expert on the Holy Scriptures and therefore he took every opportunity to have his expertise confirmed. Even though he could not come up with a better translation, he could at least point out the imperfection of the Septuagint and the depth of his expertise. This, however, unmasked the truth behind his secret rivalry with the “inspired” translation.

Keywords: Jerome, Chromatius of Aquileia, Augustine, ivy, gourd, Book of Jonah, Septuagint, Vulgata.

Some traces of an ancient Latin compilation of Origen's Commentary on Genesis

Revue d'études augustiniennes et patristiques, 2000

‘Ordinatissimum Dei munus’. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo’ 2

Augustinus, 2003

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Augustine on Singing

Peeters Publishers, Nov 19, 2021

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

Gorgias Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2009

„Hoc Ego Opus Edidisse Me Penitus Ignoro”

Acta Antiqua, Dec 1, 2000

The influence of Origen on the young Augustine : a chapter of the history of Origenism

Természetellenes halál, természetes gyász: Augustinus, a szír Rufinus és Órigenés

Vallástudományi Szemle

The source of the Augustinian theology of the unnaturalness of death, which has been fundamental ... more The source of the Augustinian theology of the unnaturalness of death, which has been fundamental to the later development of Western theology, is to be found in the Pelagian controversy. Pelagius and the so-called "Pelagians", such as Caelestius, Rufinus the Syrian, and Julian of Eclanum, argued for the naturalness of death because they believed that death was not a punishment for Adam's sin, which was passed on to his descendants along with sin, but an inherent property of the bodysoul human being given in creation. According to them, Adam's sin only harmed Adam, it did not corrupt human nature, and it did not limit man's ability to choose between good and evil. The knowledge of death leads to a virtuous life and discourages evil doing, but even if it does not, it is good because it puts an end to the misdeeds of the sinner. On this point, Augustine consistently opposed the Pelagian tradition, and to some extent Ambrose, the bishop of Milan. One reason for this is Augustine's anthropology, which was deeply determined by his Origenian interpretation of key verses in the book of Genesis and which he was never able or willing to truly reconsider. He saw a radical difference between the original and the actual state of man, regarded bodily death as a punishment for sin, which, like Origen, he based on his interpretation of Gen 3,21 tunica pellicea, and, like Origen, justified the ecclesiastical practice of infant baptism on the basis of the universality of the sinful state. Augustine did not copy Origen, but accepted the fundamental theses of the Alexandrian master, which he could never really abandon, but was forced to modify them somewhat in the course of the theological debates. In this way, he developed the doctrinal system which was later to be called "Augustinianism" after his name. The other reason is the exceptional psychological and pastoral sensitivity that characterized Augustine and his desire to closely link the concepts of love of neighbor and love of God.

„Csont az én csontomból” – A házasság misztériuma

‘Ordinatissimum Dei munus’. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo’ 2

Augustinus

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Part III. Augustine's Early Protology and Eschatology

A zsoltáréneklés teológiája: Remesianai Niceta

Vallástudományi Szemle, 2021

The Theology of Psalmody: Niceta of Remesiana Among the surviving works of Bishop Niceta of Remes... more The Theology of Psalmody: Niceta of Remesiana Among the surviving works of Bishop Niceta of Remesiana we find two remarkable homilies that provide a glimpse into the liturgical customs of the late 4th century, at least as far as Latin Christianity is concerned. The two homilies are closely intertwined in both their origin and content, insofar as the first explains the spiritual fruits of the sacred vigils spent in prayer, singing, and reading, while the second is dedicated to the theology of psalmody. This paper deals with Niceta's theological arguments in favor of psalm singing. The thesis to be proved is that Niceta gives some sort of summary of the music theology of the Early Church, that is, the Patristic adaptation of ancient music theories, in defense of psalm singing. In Niceta's conception, Christian music is identical to the singing of the psalms and hymns, which includes all the values that antiquity had generally attached to music. However, its antecedent is not to be found in the pagan world, but in the songs of the Old Testament saints and prophets, which had previously drawn their beauty and effectiveness from the power of Christ through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Like the early Christian exegetical literature and iconographic tradition, early Christian music is also typological: it has a foreshadowing nature in the Old Testament and is fulfilled in the life of the Church. The foreshadowing music is also a real one but has its significance beyond itself, inasmuch as it gains true fulfillment in the new song of the Church. The reality of the Church, however, partakes in the eternal divine reality and the timeless communion of angels. The song of the Church resounds with the choir of angels, the liturgical songs unify the temporal with the timeless. Singing is the self-expression of the unity of the Church in the broadest sense. The members of the Church, reborn through baptism, sing the new song of the Church whilst singing psalms inspired by the Holy Spirit without instrumental accompaniment, in unison and perfect unity. 1 A tanulmány az NKFI 128321 "Én-formálás a szépség által: a személyiségfejlesztés technikái a keresztény ókorban" című kutatás eredménye.

Augustine on Singing

Studia Patristica. Vol. CXVIII - Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019

The aim of this article is to present Augustine's conception of singing and its theological backg... more The aim of this article is to present Augustine's conception of singing and its theological background. His early dialogues and the Confessions reveal that during the period of his conversion, Psalms and hymns played a prominent role in Augustine's spiritual development. At the time of the famous conversion, he silently read St Paul; in Cassiciacum he recited Psalms, and after his Baptism in Milan he sang hymns in church. According to the carefully constructed narrative of the Confessions, Augustine became silent when renouncing his rhetorician's profession, and then gradually regained his voice while reading the Psalms. However, he did not sing until he became a member of the Church. The narrative is in harmony with how Augustine usually interprets singing hymns, namely that the hymns are praises sung to God in the Church. Unlike others, I do not see a contradiction between Conf. 10.33-50, where Augustine speaks about the priority of words over sounds, and En. Ps. 32.2.8, where he emphasizes the importance of singing songs without words. The former text is concerned with syllabic singing, the latter refers to melismatic one, and neither of them can be understood as spontaneous 'singing in the bath type song'.

Ordinatissitnum Dei munus'. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo' 2

Filozófiai elvek a korai keresztény exegézisben = Philosophical Principles in the Early Cristian Exegesis

A legfontosabb eredmenyek 2006-ban Poetovioi Victorinus Jelenesek-kommentarjanak forditasa es kia... more A legfontosabb eredmenyek 2006-ban Poetovioi Victorinus Jelenesek-kommentarjanak forditasa es kiadasa. 2007-ben magyar es angol nyelvű tanulmanyok publikalasa, 2008-ban, Origenesz Kelszosz ellen c. művenek forditasa es kiadasa, 2009-ben nemzetkozi jelentősegű eredmeny a IX. nemzetkozi Origenesz-konferencia kotetenek szerkesztese (Heidl Gy. es Somos R.) es megjelenese volt a leuven-i Peeters kiadonal. A nemzetkozi szakmai forumokon hat angol nyelvű tanulmannyal jelentkeztunk, es tiz magyar nyelvű tanulmanyt is publikaltunk. Jelentős forditoi es szerkesztői munka eredmenyekeppen lezartuk Agoston De civitate Dei c. munkajanak magyar kiadasat, es osszeallitottunk egy egzegetikai targyu tanulmany-gyűjtemenyt, amelynek tordelesi munkalatai folynak. | The most important result of the research is considered to be the appearance the Commentary on Revelations by Victorinus of Poetovio (2006); papers published in English and Hungarian (2007); translation of Origen's C. Celsum (2008); the a...

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

“Spousal Love beyond the Grave: The "Christian" Alcestis in Via Latina Hypogeum.” In: Ghilardi, Massimiliano (ed.) Masculum et feminam creavit eos (Gen. 1,27). Paradigmi del maschile e femminile nel cristianesimo antico. Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome, 2020. 69-75.

While the most influential Church Fathers in the West, such as Augustine or Jerome, denied that t... more While the most influential Church Fathers in the West, such as Augustine or Jerome, denied that the union of the spouses would somehow remain after death, this hope appears in the funeral monuments of Christian couples in the 4th century, especially in Rome. From this point of view, the author of the paper examines the representation of the story of Alcestis and Admetus in the “N” cubicum of Via Latina hypogeum. It appears that the images of the “N” and the adjacent “O” cubicula were designed by educated Christians capable of interpreting mythology in accordance with their own religious beliefs. In fact they were able to formulate personal messages through traditional patterns. Possibly, the series of the images represents the conception of a woman mourning her husband and daughter. However, the burial chamber is not overwhelmed with grief and sadness, but the paintings express the fulfillment of the marriage and the expectation of the meeting of the couple beyond the grave. In the 4th century the Christian couples did not have a special visual language based on the Bible to express the spousal love beyond death, since even the exact theological formulation of the spousal love was lacking. That is why the traditional mythological story of Alcestis and Admetus could be a useful help for creating the iconography of the burial chamber “N”.

Szent Ágoston Beszéde az elhunytak miatti szomorúságról

Szerző: Szent Ágoston Beszéd az elhunytak miatti szomorúságról Fordította: Heidl György 2020. év,... more

Okor 2024 1 netre (1) 43 49 HEIDL

Kő, papír, olló – muréna, rák, polip: Ökoteológia és ökoesztétika az egyházatyáknál, 2024

A 4. században Ambrus és Vazul az állatokat abból a szempontból is hasznosnak tartották, hogy ter... more A 4. században Ambrus és Vazul az állatokat abból a szempontból is hasznosnak tartották, hogy természetes viselkedésük az emberek számára erkölcsi tanulságokkal szolgál. A vízilények közül ennek alátámasztására kiemelték a rákot, a polipot és a murénát, aminek feltehetőleg az lehetett az oka, hogy hallgatóságuk számára ez az együttes jólismert volt a népszerű képzőművészeti ábrázolásokról, az irodalmi hagyományban már kézenfekvő erkölcsi tanulságok társultak hozzájuk, és nem álltak szoros kapcsolatban a pogány mítoszokkal.

Nevelésfilozófia és személyiségfejlesztés Augustinus korai írásaiban

Pedagógia és kereszténység: Teológiai, neveléstörténeti és nevelésfilozófiai metszetek, 2023

A tanulmány célja annak bemutatása, hogy milyen szerepet tulajdonított a fiatal Augustinus a szab... more A tanulmány célja annak bemutatása, hogy milyen szerepet tulajdonított a fiatal Augustinus a szabad tanulmányoknak (vagy „művészeteknek”) az ember tökéletesedésében. A közvetlenül a megtérése (386) után írt műveiből látszik, hogy erősen foglalkoztatta a tanulás mibenlétének, a tanulmányok rendjének és a tudományok anagógikus, vagyis a teremtmények ismeretétől a Teremtő ismeretéhez fölemelő szerepének kérdése. Korai munkáiban kifejtett nevelésfilozófiai és tudományelméleti koncepcióját meg kell különböztetnünk kateketikai munkásságától és katekéták számára írt módszertani útmutatásaitól, amelyek pedagógiai tevékenységének egy később kibontakozó, hatását tekintve jelentősebb területét alkotják. A megtérése és pappá szentelése közötti nyugodtabb, még teológiai vitáktól, lelkipásztori kötelességektől és adminisztrációs terhektől mentes időszakban (386–391) kifejezetten arra törekedett, és tanítványait és barátait is arra bíztatta, hogy a szabad tanulmányok révén szert tegyenek az önismeretre és az istenismeretre.

Jerome Chromatius and the Plant of Jonah

Sanctus Hieronymus Dalmatiae Vir Illustris, 2023

Jerome’s commitment to the hebraica veritas did not always meet the approval of his contemporarie... more Jerome’s commitment to the hebraica veritas did not always meet the approval of his contemporaries. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate through a single example, which is quite well-known from other contexts, that criticisms of Jerome were not necessarily unfounded. I focus on the Latin version of the Book of Jonah which Jerome completed in 393, and more specifically the Latin translation of the name of a single plant and the relevant commentary added in 396. Jerome dedicated the Jonah commentary specifically to the bishop of Aquileia in which he explains for the first time why he broke with a very long tradition by translating as hedera the plant that plays a special role in the story of Jonah. Jerome considered it important to tell his reasons directly to Chromatius probably because one of the three Jonah scenes depicted on the magnificent and extensive mosaic floor of the Basilica of Aquileia portrays the prophet, with his right arm under his head for support, peacefully relaxing under a gourd arbor. We can imagine Christians gathered in the basilica as they hear Jonah’s story in Jerome’s translation. The faithful see the prophet on the floor mosaic surrounded by gourds yet hear that “God grew an ivy which creeped above Jonah’s head.” This well-known and extremely popular Bible story on the gourd and the worm may lend itself to laughter, and the seriousness of the text or the reliability of the iconographic tradition could definitely be questioned if the discrepancy between what the congregation sees and hears becomes apparent. This means that the change introduced by Jerome, which appears to be minor, could easily perplex the members of the Christian congregation, and might undermine the authority of the Holy Scriptures.
Jerome offered an unscholarly solution for translating the name of the plant that plays an important role in the Book of Jonah, accompanied by a scholarly explanation, and there was no justification for him to overreach his scope of influence and depart from the Bible translation and Christian iconography traditions. Neither scholarly requirements nor the unity of the Christin community would have suffered if Jerome had stayed loyal to these traditions. Jerome did not take well Augustine’s criticism – “and if that shrub in Jonas is neither an ivy nor a gourd … I would still rather have 'gourd' read in all the Latin versions, for I think the Seventy put that there because they knew it was like one” – as he was too set on obtaining acknowledgement from his peers as the only expert on the Holy Scriptures and therefore he took every opportunity to have his expertise confirmed. Even though he could not come up with a better translation, he could at least point out the imperfection of the Septuagint and the depth of his expertise. This, however, unmasked the truth behind his secret rivalry with the “inspired” translation.

Keywords: Jerome, Chromatius of Aquileia, Augustine, ivy, gourd, Book of Jonah, Septuagint, Vulgata.

Some traces of an ancient Latin compilation of Origen's Commentary on Genesis

Revue d'études augustiniennes et patristiques, 2000

‘Ordinatissimum Dei munus’. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo’ 2

Augustinus, 2003

<jats:p />

Augustine on Singing

Peeters Publishers, Nov 19, 2021

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

Gorgias Press eBooks, Dec 31, 2009

„Hoc Ego Opus Edidisse Me Penitus Ignoro”

Acta Antiqua, Dec 1, 2000

The influence of Origen on the young Augustine : a chapter of the history of Origenism

Természetellenes halál, természetes gyász: Augustinus, a szír Rufinus és Órigenés

Vallástudományi Szemle

The source of the Augustinian theology of the unnaturalness of death, which has been fundamental ... more The source of the Augustinian theology of the unnaturalness of death, which has been fundamental to the later development of Western theology, is to be found in the Pelagian controversy. Pelagius and the so-called "Pelagians", such as Caelestius, Rufinus the Syrian, and Julian of Eclanum, argued for the naturalness of death because they believed that death was not a punishment for Adam's sin, which was passed on to his descendants along with sin, but an inherent property of the bodysoul human being given in creation. According to them, Adam's sin only harmed Adam, it did not corrupt human nature, and it did not limit man's ability to choose between good and evil. The knowledge of death leads to a virtuous life and discourages evil doing, but even if it does not, it is good because it puts an end to the misdeeds of the sinner. On this point, Augustine consistently opposed the Pelagian tradition, and to some extent Ambrose, the bishop of Milan. One reason for this is Augustine's anthropology, which was deeply determined by his Origenian interpretation of key verses in the book of Genesis and which he was never able or willing to truly reconsider. He saw a radical difference between the original and the actual state of man, regarded bodily death as a punishment for sin, which, like Origen, he based on his interpretation of Gen 3,21 tunica pellicea, and, like Origen, justified the ecclesiastical practice of infant baptism on the basis of the universality of the sinful state. Augustine did not copy Origen, but accepted the fundamental theses of the Alexandrian master, which he could never really abandon, but was forced to modify them somewhat in the course of the theological debates. In this way, he developed the doctrinal system which was later to be called "Augustinianism" after his name. The other reason is the exceptional psychological and pastoral sensitivity that characterized Augustine and his desire to closely link the concepts of love of neighbor and love of God.

„Csont az én csontomból” – A házasság misztériuma

‘Ordinatissimum Dei munus’. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo’ 2

Augustinus

<jats:p />

Part III. Augustine's Early Protology and Eschatology

A zsoltáréneklés teológiája: Remesianai Niceta

Vallástudományi Szemle, 2021

The Theology of Psalmody: Niceta of Remesiana Among the surviving works of Bishop Niceta of Remes... more The Theology of Psalmody: Niceta of Remesiana Among the surviving works of Bishop Niceta of Remesiana we find two remarkable homilies that provide a glimpse into the liturgical customs of the late 4th century, at least as far as Latin Christianity is concerned. The two homilies are closely intertwined in both their origin and content, insofar as the first explains the spiritual fruits of the sacred vigils spent in prayer, singing, and reading, while the second is dedicated to the theology of psalmody. This paper deals with Niceta's theological arguments in favor of psalm singing. The thesis to be proved is that Niceta gives some sort of summary of the music theology of the Early Church, that is, the Patristic adaptation of ancient music theories, in defense of psalm singing. In Niceta's conception, Christian music is identical to the singing of the psalms and hymns, which includes all the values that antiquity had generally attached to music. However, its antecedent is not to be found in the pagan world, but in the songs of the Old Testament saints and prophets, which had previously drawn their beauty and effectiveness from the power of Christ through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Like the early Christian exegetical literature and iconographic tradition, early Christian music is also typological: it has a foreshadowing nature in the Old Testament and is fulfilled in the life of the Church. The foreshadowing music is also a real one but has its significance beyond itself, inasmuch as it gains true fulfillment in the new song of the Church. The reality of the Church, however, partakes in the eternal divine reality and the timeless communion of angels. The song of the Church resounds with the choir of angels, the liturgical songs unify the temporal with the timeless. Singing is the self-expression of the unity of the Church in the broadest sense. The members of the Church, reborn through baptism, sing the new song of the Church whilst singing psalms inspired by the Holy Spirit without instrumental accompaniment, in unison and perfect unity. 1 A tanulmány az NKFI 128321 "Én-formálás a szépség által: a személyiségfejlesztés technikái a keresztény ókorban" című kutatás eredménye.

Augustine on Singing

Studia Patristica. Vol. CXVIII - Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019

The aim of this article is to present Augustine's conception of singing and its theological backg... more The aim of this article is to present Augustine's conception of singing and its theological background. His early dialogues and the Confessions reveal that during the period of his conversion, Psalms and hymns played a prominent role in Augustine's spiritual development. At the time of the famous conversion, he silently read St Paul; in Cassiciacum he recited Psalms, and after his Baptism in Milan he sang hymns in church. According to the carefully constructed narrative of the Confessions, Augustine became silent when renouncing his rhetorician's profession, and then gradually regained his voice while reading the Psalms. However, he did not sing until he became a member of the Church. The narrative is in harmony with how Augustine usually interprets singing hymns, namely that the hymns are praises sung to God in the Church. Unlike others, I do not see a contradiction between Conf. 10.33-50, where Augustine speaks about the priority of words over sounds, and En. Ps. 32.2.8, where he emphasizes the importance of singing songs without words. The former text is concerned with syllabic singing, the latter refers to melismatic one, and neither of them can be understood as spontaneous 'singing in the bath type song'.

Ordinatissitnum Dei munus'. La Trinidad, en 'De fide et symbolo' 2

Filozófiai elvek a korai keresztény exegézisben = Philosophical Principles in the Early Cristian Exegesis

A legfontosabb eredmenyek 2006-ban Poetovioi Victorinus Jelenesek-kommentarjanak forditasa es kia... more A legfontosabb eredmenyek 2006-ban Poetovioi Victorinus Jelenesek-kommentarjanak forditasa es kiadasa. 2007-ben magyar es angol nyelvű tanulmanyok publikalasa, 2008-ban, Origenesz Kelszosz ellen c. művenek forditasa es kiadasa, 2009-ben nemzetkozi jelentősegű eredmeny a IX. nemzetkozi Origenesz-konferencia kotetenek szerkesztese (Heidl Gy. es Somos R.) es megjelenese volt a leuven-i Peeters kiadonal. A nemzetkozi szakmai forumokon hat angol nyelvű tanulmannyal jelentkeztunk, es tiz magyar nyelvű tanulmanyt is publikaltunk. Jelentős forditoi es szerkesztői munka eredmenyekeppen lezartuk Agoston De civitate Dei c. munkajanak magyar kiadasat, es osszeallitottunk egy egzegetikai targyu tanulmany-gyűjtemenyt, amelynek tordelesi munkalatai folynak. | The most important result of the research is considered to be the appearance the Commentary on Revelations by Victorinus of Poetovio (2006); papers published in English and Hungarian (2007); translation of Origen's C. Celsum (2008); the a...

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

The Influence of Origen on the Young Augustine

“Spousal Love beyond the Grave: The "Christian" Alcestis in Via Latina Hypogeum.” In: Ghilardi, Massimiliano (ed.) Masculum et feminam creavit eos (Gen. 1,27). Paradigmi del maschile e femminile nel cristianesimo antico. Institutum Patristicum Augustinianum, Rome, 2020. 69-75.

While the most influential Church Fathers in the West, such as Augustine or Jerome, denied that t... more While the most influential Church Fathers in the West, such as Augustine or Jerome, denied that the union of the spouses would somehow remain after death, this hope appears in the funeral monuments of Christian couples in the 4th century, especially in Rome. From this point of view, the author of the paper examines the representation of the story of Alcestis and Admetus in the “N” cubicum of Via Latina hypogeum. It appears that the images of the “N” and the adjacent “O” cubicula were designed by educated Christians capable of interpreting mythology in accordance with their own religious beliefs. In fact they were able to formulate personal messages through traditional patterns. Possibly, the series of the images represents the conception of a woman mourning her husband and daughter. However, the burial chamber is not overwhelmed with grief and sadness, but the paintings express the fulfillment of the marriage and the expectation of the meeting of the couple beyond the grave. In the 4th century the Christian couples did not have a special visual language based on the Bible to express the spousal love beyond death, since even the exact theological formulation of the spousal love was lacking. That is why the traditional mythological story of Alcestis and Admetus could be a useful help for creating the iconography of the burial chamber “N”.

Szent Ágoston Beszéde az elhunytak miatti szomorúságról

Szerző: Szent Ágoston Beszéd az elhunytak miatti szomorúságról Fordította: Heidl György 2020. év,... more

“A betű öl, a szellem éltet.” Órigenész, Tizenhat homília a Teremtés könyvéhez. Fordítás, bevezető, jegyzetek ["The letter kills but the Spirit gives life." Origen, Homilies on Genesis. Transl., introd., notes] Budapest: Paulus Hungarus-Kairosz, 1999.

Rotterdami Erasmus, Enchiridion militis christiani. Fordítás, bevezetés, jegyzetek. [transl., introd., notes]. Budapest, Paulus Hungarus – Kairosz, 2000.

Hungarian translation of Erasmus' Enchiridion militis christiani

Szent Ágoston magyarázatai a Hitvalláshoz. Fordítás, jegyzetek, kommentár. 2. javított kiadás. [St. Augustine’ Sermons on Creed. Transl. notes and commentary 2nd, emended edition] Catena fordítások 4. Paulus Hungarus-Kairosz, Budapest-Szentendre, 2003.

Hungarian translations of Augustine's explanations of the Creed De fide et symbolo De symbolo De ... more

Szent Ágoston, A Teremtés könyvéről a manicheusok ellen. Fordítás, előszó, jegyzetek. [Augustinus, De Genesi contra manicheos. Transl., introd., notes]. Catena fordítások 3. Paulus Hungarus –Kairosz Kiadó, Budapest-Szentendre. 2002.

Hungarian translation of Augustine' De Genesi contra manichaeos

Minucius Felix, Octavius. Ford. bevezetés, jegyzetek. [Transl., introd., notes] Catena fordítások 2. Paulus Hungarus-Kairosz, Budapest, 2001.

Hungarian translation of Minucius Felix' Octavius

Szent Ágoston misztikája. Fordítás, bevezető, jegyzetek. [Saint Augustine’s Mysticism. Transl., introd., notes] Catena fordítások 8. Paulus Hungarus – Kairosz Kiadó Budapest-Szentendre, 2004.

Akéda. Izsák feláldozása az egyházatyák értelmezésében. [Akeda – Sacrifice of Isaac. ed., transl, notes.] Paulus Hungarus – Kairosz, Budapest-Szentendre, 2004.

Szent Ágoston megtérése: Egy fejezet az origenizmus történetéből. [Saint Augustine’s Conversion: A Chapter from the History of Origenism] Paulus Hungarus-Kairosz, Budapest, 2001. pp. 377

Órigenész, Homíliák a Teremtés könyvéhez. Fordítás, bevezető, jegyzetek. 2. javított kiadás [Origen, Homilies on Genesis. Transl., introd., notes. 2nd, emended edition] Catena fordítások 10. Kairosz Kiadó, Budapest, 2010.

Origen's Homlies on Genesis - Hungarian translation

Poetovioi Victorinus, Kezdet és vég: A Teremtés könyvéről és a Jelenések könyvéről. [Victorinus of Poetovio On the Book of Genesis and Revelation] Bakonybél; Budapest: L'Harmattan Kiadó, 2017.

Katolikus szemmel: Net-lapok. Budapest: Kairosz Kiadó, 2013. [Through the Eyes of a Catholic: Net-pages]

Érintés: Szó és kép a korai keresztény misztikában. [Touch: Word and Image in the Early Christian Mysticism.] Catena monográfiák 14. Kairosz Kiadó, Budapest, 2011.

A keresztény és a szirének. Patrisztikus tanulmányok. [The Christian and the Sirens: Studies in Patristics] Kairosz Kiadó, Budapest, 2005

A Jelenlét vonzásában: Szent Ambrus Izsákról és a lélekről. [Attraction of Presence. Saint Ambrose on Isaac and the Soul.] Bakonybél; Budapest: Szent Mauríciusz Monostor; L’Harmattan, 2012.

Lelki alakformálás: Szent Ágoston beavató beszédei. Pécs-Budapest, Keresztény Örökség Kutatóintézet – Kairosz Kiadó, 2015. pp. 203. (Shaping the Soul: Saint Augustine’s Sermons of Initiation.)

Csont az én csontomból: A házasság misztériuma. [Bone of my Bones: The Mystery of Marriage] Kairosz Kiadó, 2017. pp. 287.